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3. Individual Lifestyle 5. Soul Control
It reflects an individual's Soul Control is the ability to
attitudes, way of life, values, manipulate the properties of
or worldview. Therefore, a souls. In other words, it is the
lifestyle is a means of forging ability to regulate one's
a sense of self and creating emotions, thoughts, and
cultural symbols that resonate behavior in the face of
with personal identity. temptations and impulses
Lifestyle is the interests, (Ref: Diamond, 2013).
opinions, behaviors, and
behavioral orientations of an Research Background
Various books and articles
individual, group, or culture
(Ref: Lynn & Angeline, 2011). might be found in this respect,
some of which come as
4. Theocentrism follows:
Theocentrism is a philosophical
and theological perspective that 1. International Sources
places God at the center of all Makarim al-Akhlāq written by
understanding and reality. In Ṭabarsī, in which the author
this view, God is the primary intended to recount a bit of the
focus of existence, meaning that praised morality of the
all human activities, beliefs, and Prophet and Imams (PBUT)
values should be oriented around their states, actions, manners
divine principles and authority. in sitting and standing,
Theocentrism contrasts with journey and home, and other
anthropocentrism, which issues in this regard for
centers on human beings as the education and the life of
most significant entities in the people (Ref: Ṭabarsī, 1972).
universe. Thawāb al-Aʿmāl wa ʿIqāb
Essentially, theocentrism al-Aʿmāl written by Shaykh
emphasizes that God’s will and Ṣadūq, in which the author
nature are central to mentioned Islamic hadiths
understanding life and morality describing right and wrong
(Ref: Hoffman & Sandelands, 2005). deeds and their spiritual
